The crowd at Wednesday's league match between the Liberty Ranch Hawks (Galt, CA) and the visiting Union Mine Diamondbacks (El Dorado, CA), saw Liberty Ranch's softball squad nip Union Mine by a count of 8-1.

The Hawks now sport a 10-5 record. They take the field next when they host El Dorado for a Sierra Valley Conference match on Thursday, April 25. Liberty Ranch will face a Cougars squad coming off a 15-2 league loss to Rosemont (Sacramento, CA). The Cougars record now stands at 6-9.

With the loss, Union Mine falls to 5-8 on the campaign. The Diamondbacks travel to Rosemont (Sacramento, CA) to face the Wolverine in a Sierra Valley Conference match on Friday, April 26. The Wolverine enter the match with a record of 14-1. Rosemont won 15-2 in their recent league match against El Dorado (Placerville, CA)